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<div><h1 class="article-title">What are Conversations settings?</h1></div>
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    <p>To view and edit settings in Conversations, select the Conversations tool in the left-hand menu. </p>
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    <p>Select the <strong>Settings</strong> option in the upper-right hand corner; a gear icon accompanies the text, which is next to the <strong>Create new topic </strong>button. </p>
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    <p>Instructors can customize the following aspects of Conversations:</p>
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<li>Allow Reactions</li>
<li>Allow Upvoting (indicating that this is a good question or answer)</li>
<li>Allow Anonymous Posting</li>
<li>Allow Bookmarking</li>
<li>Allow Pinning</li>
<li>Prevent any more authoring on this site</li>
<li>Enable Community Guidelines</li>
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    <p>You’ll see options for turning several features <strong>On</strong> or <strong>Off</strong>. By default, most things will be on. Any setting changes you make will enable as soon as you click the on/off button. If you wish to change it back, just click the button again. </p>
<p>You will also be able to revise your <strong>Community Guidelines</strong> at the bottom of the settings page. Select <strong>On</strong> to Enable Community Guidelines if you wish to use them, or select <strong>Off</strong> to turn them off entirely. Select<strong> Edit Guidelines </strong>to bring up an edit box where you can adjust the guidelines to your liking. </p>
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    <p>If you're editing the community guidelines, click <strong>Save</strong> to publish your text. </p>
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    <p>After selecting <strong>Save</strong>, your edits will appear below the blue instructions box under Community Guidelines. </p>
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    <p>Students will see this message when they first visit the Conversations tool for each course. After selecting <strong>Agree</strong>, they will not see this message in the future. </p>
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